Stereoscope 1905 with 250 Plates.

Antique stereoscope Jules Richard, 1905, for stereoscopic pictures of 43 x 107 mm. Complete, with all its boots filled with photos and even with the lock keys of the furniture. The keys are not the originals but they work perfectly. Dated in 1905, it supports chargers with 25 glass plates each one that are displayed in trays. The furniture conveys three trays that save the photos. Each tray holds four original chargers Jules Richard, very rare to find and very sought after by collectors. Therefore, it has a total of 12 splendid original chargers. As regards to the mechanic functionality of the machine, it is in perfect condition and the operation is completely automatic. If we push the lever that is located on the right, and in the meantime we look through the focus, we are given several images, as if it were a primitive slide machine. The viewer only has to enjoy the 3D images. When the system offers the ultimate picture, the 25th of each clip, it sounds a warning bell. The whole mechanics of the stereoscopic work with great fluidity and softness. The Jules Richard measuring 49 cm high and 28 by 28 cm base. The stereoscope is loaded with an incredible collection of 250 stereoscopic glasses of the First World War. The collection is quite spectacular. They offer dramatic testimony of what Great War really was, transporting us to a world of extreme sensations. Photos of life on the front line, and machines that were used on the conflict, such as aircraft, tanks and machine guns for the first time. This collection also includes photos of balloons, airships, prisoners,soldiers killed in action, life in the trenches, gas masks, etc, including photos taken inside the tanks and from the air, aboard combat aircraft. Anecdotally, the set also contains a total of twenty photos of the photographers own family. IMPORTANT. In order to take pixtures of the pictures of glass-pictures, we used a backlit white cloth. The photos show a weave. It is the weave of the cloth. This weave doesnt appear in the original photos. We saw this after we had enlarged the photos.